Distributed denial of service attacks

In the recent conference and international exhibition on smart IoT equipment in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Nguyen Huu Dung, Deputy Director of the Authority of Information Security stated that such devices like Internet Protocol cameras, routers, network printers, and Voice over Internet Protocol equipment have the largest number of cyber security weaknesses in Vietnam at present. Particularly, 316,712 monitor cameras currently in use in Vietnam have such weaknesses that are extremely sensitive to cyber attacks. The three camera producers whose cameras have the most weaknesses are Hikvision, Dahua, Avtech with over 210,000 devices, nearly 50,000 devices, and around 20,000 devices, respectively. What is more, the five provinces and cities where installed cameras possess the highest number of security weaknesses are Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong City, Da Nang City, and Thai Nguyen Province with nearly 60,000 devices, almost 48,000 devices, virtually 7,000 devices, more than 4,500 … [Read more...] about Unknown origin IoT equipment possessing high security risks

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese websites were hit by more than 6,500 cyber security attacks – all either deface, malware or phishing attacks – in the first eight months of 2018. According to a report by the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), approximately 100,000 IP addresses in Vietnam visit or access virus-infected websites daily and security vulnerability is becoming bigger every year. The VNCERT said the frequency of attacks to portals and websites in Vietnam has rose. The largest number of attacks were recorded on the domain name “.vn”, accounting for 44.07 percent, followed by “.com.vn” (36.58 percent) and “.edu.vn” (9.45 percent). Governmental websites registered with a “.gov.vn” domain were struck by 4.72 percent of the total attacks. The most common type of attack was attack to harvest data, making up 70 percent of the total. Securelist.com named Vietnam among top 10 countries hit by distributed … [Read more...] about Vietnam hit by 6,500 cyber attacks in eight months

Over 6,500 local websites hackedBy Van Ly Participants at the 2018 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team Incident Drill, or ACID 2018, in Hanoi City on September 5 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – More than 6,500 websites in Vietnam have been attacked by hackers so far this year, according to an expert at the 2018 ASEAN Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Incident Drill, or ACID 2018, in Hanoi City on September 5. Held by the Vietnam CERT, the incident drill was aimed at introducing ways to resolve incidents relating to hackers exploiting system vulnerabilities to mine virtual currencies. More than 18 CERT teams from 15 countries, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, attended the drill. Nguyen Trong Duong, director of the Vietnam CERT, said the number of cyberattacks is rapidly increasing across the world. Many major information systems, including the Singapore Health Services database, have been attacked. Given the advent of the Fourth … [Read more...] about Over 6,500 local websites hacked

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung speaks at the event. — Photo mic.gov.vn The Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Centre (VNCERT) hosted the 2018 ASEAN-Japan Information Security Drill in Ha Noi, central Da Nang and HCM City on Wednesday. The Viet Nam team attended the event with 300 representatives and technicians from over 100 member units of VNCERT, IT units from ministries, sectors and localities as well as IT enterprises nationwide. At the event, deputy minister of information and communications Nguyen Thanh Hung said: “Distributed Denial of Service,or DoS/DDoS” attacks were growing in both number and complexity. According to statistics of VNCERT, Viet Nam recorded 4,035 cyber attacks this year up to May 19, with 2,661 defaming incidents, 776 malware attacks and 608 phishing scams. Therefore, drills on information security in response to relevant issues should be regularly organised, Hung said. Representatives of VNCERT said … [Read more...] about Viet Nam hosts 2018 ASEAN-Japan cyber security drill

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung speaks at the event (Source: https://mic.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Center (VNCERT) hosted the 2018 ASEAN-Japan information security drill, which took place in Hanoi, central Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh City on May 23. The Vietnam team attended the event with 300 representatives and technicians from over 100 member units of VNCERT, IT units from ministries, sectors and localities, and IT enterprises nationwide. Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Hung mentioned the fact that “Distributed Denial of Service - DoS/DdoS” attacks are growing in both number and complexity. Statistics of the VNCERT show that Vietnam recorded 4,035 cyber attacks this year to May 19, with 2,661 Deface incidents, 776 Malware attacks, and 608 Phishing scams. Therefore, drills on information security in responding to relevant issues should be regularly organised as … [Read more...] about Vietnam hosts 2018 ASEAN-Japan cyber security

Kaspersky Lab’s security researchers have recently placed KLara into open source domain so that advanced threats can be found more effectively. — VNS PhotoViet Nam News HCM CITY — Over a quarter of businesses that have been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks do not think they were the intended target, showing that businesses cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to today’s threat landscape. According to research from Kaspersky Lab, 27 per cent of respondents said being an innocent bystander was the most likely reason for DDoS attacks on their organisation, suggesting that all businesses are in the firing line, even when they are not on the hit list. The continued threat of DDoS attacks and the value that they bring to those that deploy them – from halting company operations to accessing confidential information or demanding a ransom – means that all businesses are potential targets. Despite this, organisations are … [Read more...] about A quarter of DDoS attacks claim unintended victims

(VEN) - Verisign just released its Q4 2017 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online, through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and security research conducted by Verisign Security Services. Verisign saw that 46 percent of attacks in Q4 2017 employed five or more attack types; however, the number of attacks have decreased since Q3 2017. The largest volumetric and highest intensity DDoS attack observed by Verisign in Q4 2017 was a multi-vector attack that peaked approximately 53 Gigabits per second (Gbps) and around 5 Million packets per second (Mpps). The attack consisted of a wide range of attack vectors including TCP SYN and TCP RST floods, DNS amplification attacks, Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) floods, and invalid packets Key DDoS trends and observations: 42 percent of DDoS attacks were … [Read more...] about Q4 2017 DDoS Trends Report: Financial Sector Experienced 40 Percent of Attacks

Verisign just released its Q3 2017 DDoS Trends Report, which represents a unique view into the attack trends unfolding online, through observations and insights derived from distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack mitigations enacted on behalf of Verisign DDoS Protection Services and security research conducted by Verisign Security Services. Verisign saw that 29 per cent of attacks in Q3 2017 employed five or more attack types; however, the number of attacks have decreased since Q2 2017. The largest volumetric and highest intensity DDoS attack observed by Verisign in Q3 2017 was a multi-vector attack that peaked approximately 2.5 Gigabits per second (Gbps) and around 1 Million packets per second (Mpps). This attack lasted approximately two and a half hours. The attack was notable because it consisted primarily of a wide range of attack vectors including TCP SYN and TCP RST floods; DNS, ICMP and Chargen Amplification attacks, and invalid packets. Key … [Read more...] about Q3 2017 DDoS Trends Report: 29 Pct of Attacks Employed Five or More Attack Types